“璧”、“瑗”、“环”、“玦”四字趣释(国外英语资料).doc

“璧”、“瑗”、“环”、“玦”四字趣释(国外英语资料) Bi is a round jade with a hole in the middle. The ancient circular holes in the middle of the jade and Yuan, ring and three rings. Ya? release: meat as well as its. Xing Shu: meat, edge also.. Well, Kong, too. The side is bigger than the hole, the name bi. That is to say, meat refers to the edge of a hole in the middle of a stone; good is the round hole in the middle of a square (also called a square hole). Bis meat and good, in ancient times, there is a clear provision, that is, meat times good. The so-called meat times good, that is, the outside of the width of the stone is two times the diameter of the hole, in accordance with this standard or close to this standard of jade is called Bi, do not meet the standard of jade can not be called Bi.. Ya? he said: the release times of meat thats good, good meat if thats a ring. That is to say, the outside width is the diameter of the holes 1/2 jade called Yuan outside, the width and the diameter of the circle hole in equal jade called ring. But her shape is very special, there is a gap in the round jade on the outside. Xunzi?: Ontario hire people to ask people to call people to Bi Yuan, is to reverse the vast ring rings. Its meaning is: Send a messenger to the other state visit, as evidence, to where people seek to state opinion with Bi certificate, called liegeman is the use of Yuan as a subordinate certificate, cut off the relation with goods, recalled banishment the subject with ring to mean. Bi in the Warring States, it inherits the seal structure of the Warring States period from word. Shuowen Jiezi? Jade: jade sacrificial jade. It won. From jade to sound. Here the sacrificial jade is that jade Bi is the mascot, it indicates that the auspicious and auspicious. Xu Shen said: it is actually the phonetic word, Bi in the provision is not only sound, also meaning. Monarch refers to kings and testimonies. The king and the testimonies are maintenance regime. The word meaning is: jade is a jade